Scream, Blacula, Scream |  | Director: Bob Kelljan
Actors: William Marshall, Don Mitchell, Pam Grier, Michael Conrad, Richard Lawson
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1005990
ISBN: 0792859197
UPC: 027616902191
EAN: 9780792859192
ASIN: B0000VCZYI
Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 1973
Release Date: January 20, 2004
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Blacula lives and only the legendary Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) has the power to deep-six his reign of terror. William Marshall is magnificent (Los Angeles Times) as the noble African prince turned bloodthirsty fiend in this hair-raising sequel to the terrifying hit Blacula! This time it s voodoo power versus vampire fury when Willis (Richard Lawson) the son of the late high priestess seeks revenge on the cultists who have chosen his foster sister Lisa (Grier) as their new leader. Hoping to curse Lisa Willis unwittingly resurrects Blacula s earthly remains and lets loose the Prince of Darkness and his freaked-out army of the undead!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 027616902191 Manufacturer No: 1005990
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 Scream,Blacula,Scream. only good thing is pam. pretty bad movie. June 6, 2009
Jose Lopez (Miami,Florida USA)
this is a cheezy flick, pam grier is the only reason to watch, other than that this movie and its sequel is better to watch on cable.
 "You Will Never Imagine The Pain I Offer: Unendurable, Everlasting Agony!" May 22, 2009
Robert I. Hedges
William Marshall returns as Blacula (and his alter ego Mamuwalde) in this epic piece of 1970's filmmaking. During his diverse career Marshall (who passed away in 2003,) a brilliant classically trained actor with an amazingly rich voice, played everything from Othello to Dr. Richard Daystrom in "The Ultimate Computer," one of the better original "Star Trek" episodes. It's ironic and a bit sad that a man of such talents is best known as a vampire in the Blacula series.
This film deals with the powers of voodoo versus the powers of vampirism. The film opens with a voodoo ceremony and a dispute about the rights of successorship in a modern voodoo cult. Before long Willis, an arrogant but whiny hood, accidentally brings Blacula back to life with a some bones and a bunch of chanting. There are some explanatory flashbacks to the first film ("You shall pay, Black Prince!") and Mamuwalde quickly bites Willis, and lays down his rules, rules that Willis has a hard time dealing with.
Mamuwalde, ever the social creature, attends a party given by Justin, a policeman who is investigating some unusual homicides. Justin has a large collection of African artifacts (including some of Mamuwalde's former possessions,) and after the two talk, Justin becomes suspicious. He already believes voodoo to be involved with the murders, but quickly opens his mind to the possibilities of a vampire component as well. Later, while walking down the street Mamuwalde is apprehended by two thugs trying to rob him. I won't tell you what is said, but the exchange is a real treat (especially with Marshall's booming voice,) and the ensuing fight is short and supremely satisfying. Before it's all over Justin has some more work and more clues to deal with. During this investigation Justin looks at crime scene evidence under a microscope and determines that there is "bat pelage" present at the scene, furthering his vampire hypothesis.
Blacula tells Lisa (Pam Grier,) a voodoo practitioner that he wants her to exorcise the vampire within him. As this long (and frankly slow) ceremony starts Justin and other police officers raid the house and put stakes through the hearts of the other vampires Blacula has created, and eventually burst into the exorcism room. There is a huge brawl during which Blacula kills some police officers, all of which leads to a climax of epic proportions: Blacula is about to bite Justin, which Lisa can't tolerate, so she puts a stake through her Mamuwalde voodoo doll killing Blacula. At least that's what I figured out after re-watching it a couple of times; the actual ending is somewhat ambiguous and confusing. After a bit of writhing, the movie abruptly ends with one of the worst closing credit theme songs ever recorded.
The DVD has subtitles and a trailer, which screams for you to see "Blacula: Dracula's soul brother!" I would have loved a commentary track (especially from Marshall,) but that's only a dream. This film doesn't live up to the original in the areas of script, direction, pacing, or concept, but the acting, especially from Marshall and Grier is great, and it is a piece of 1970's movie history that any horror fan should see.
fun old film May 19, 2008
well this is a lot of fun the acting is not bad just simple it is a camp but Willaim Marshal does a good job as the Black Vampire Pam Grier is good also ther is not a lot of blood the picture quility is good no exstra,s just trailers just enjoy what it is good fun and entertainment.
Prince Mamuwalde Reminds Me of Barnabas Collins of "Dark Shadows" February 23, 2008
J. B. Hoyos (Chesapeake, VA)
"Scream Blacula Scream" is a great sequel to "Blacula." The action is non-stop and the cast of African American actors is stellar. Pam Grier is excellent as Lisa, the voodoo priestess who attempts to cure Prince Mamuwalde of his vampire curse. Prince Mamuwalde reminds me of Barnabas Collins of the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows." Barnabas, like the prince, was inflicted by the curse of vampirism and chained in a coffin for almost two-hundred years before being released by a thief. Both are endlessly searching to recreate loss loves and to free themselves of their vampirism. I sympathize with Prince Mamuwalde's plight. "Dark Shadows" ended its six year run on ABC in 1971 and Prince Mamuwalde made his appearance in 1972. Coincidence? I don't think so. There are other similarities between the two characters, too many to mention here.
The action in "Scream Blacula Scream" is nonstop. The body count is high and the deaths are gruesome. My favorite scene: When Prince Mamuwalde is accosted by two pimps who are angry because he rejected their prostitute. They try to rob him and he throws one through a window and the other against a brick wall, killing both but not before draining them of blood. Another favorite scene of mine is when the police enter the mansion where the prince is hiding and they are attacked by the undead. Some of these vampires are extremely ghoulish and creepy.
The funniest scene is when Willis is giving his girlfriend a backrub. It turns painful; she looks up, seeing his fangs, and laughs. "Get that crap out of your mouth," she tells him.
The psychedelic fashions, the enormous afros, the groovy music, and the jive slang are all reminiscent of the seventies and very endearing. What was absent from this sequel that was present in the original is the use of the derogatory "n" word. I was thankful for that. Someone must have complained when the original was released.
The ending was rather anti-climatic It didn't pack the wallop that it should have. If the ending had been more shocking or violent, I would have given the movie five stars.
Say it with me Blaaaa-cuuuu-lalalalala. "Bleah, bleah, bleah. Hi I'm Blacula!" October 8, 2007
Jenny J.J.I. (That Lives in Northern Nevada)
One of my friends knew that I love Blax and Pam Gier films so she thought this was suitable gift me and for the month of horror. William Marshall returns in this follow up to Blacula, although more of a true horror flicks than the first one, it just isn't as good. If there is one thing that can be said for these Blacula flicks, is that they are definitely trend setting. Firstly, the original movie, while crappy, did balance the racial scales a bit by finally portraying a prominent African character as a feature vampire as opposed to the androgynous Eastern European ones that we usually get. Granted, the notion didn't really advance much beyond that, as all we have had since then in the way of African-American vampires is the cheesy "Vampire In Brooklyn" with Eddie Murphy.
In the first film Manuwalde was searching for his lost love and just happened to kill a few people in doing so, and then there was the sweet ending. However in this flick, Manuwalde is in more of a bad mood after being awakened from his eternal rest. In here, Prince Manuwalde has once again risen from the grave, but this time things are going to be different. Brought back from the void by a voodoo cult, Manuwalde sets about making a vampire horde to start a new kingdom, with him as king. Unfortunately for Manuwalde, a nosey cop and an occultist will be there to try and stop the undead African prince.
"Scream Blacula Scream" has it's moments like the first film plus raises the bar by showcasing a vampire who is struggling with his own inner bloodlust. Prior to this, most movie vampires relished their monstrous existence and sought for nothing more than to become the most fearsome nightmare in the land. But SBS humanizes the Manuwalde character a bit by showing the lengths he is willing to take to get rid of his vampiric side. Think about it - this guy comes completely out of the closet to a chick he barely even knows in the hopes of finding a resolution to his dietary dysfunction. That's pretty brave!
One of the best lines is after Manuwalde makes a gang guy one of his minions the newbie vamp looks in a mirror then at his master and says "I can handle the vampire stuff, but a man needs to see his face," good stuff. Also watching the police department storm the vampire lair is a blast. Marshall gets some fine companionship in this film as well when Pam Grier joins the cast as a voodoo priestess named Lisa. But all and all this one just isn't as fun as the first film, but it tries. William Marshall is great as Manuwalde and even keeps those funky side burns from the first film. Hey, if you're gonna be a vampire in the seventies you might as well have some style, but the character just can't carry the entire film this time around as "Scream Blacula Scream" just doesn't have the heart of the first film.
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